Chapter 619: The First Battle
On October 11, 1938, with the retreat of the Italian army, the Eagle Alliance completely occupied Cairo and its surrounding areas.
Then, Marshal Barbo of the Italian army led the remaining 150,000 Italian troops to retreat all the way to Ismailia. He stopped completely after seeing the army of the Han Empire.
Along the way, in order not to be caught by the US military, the Italian army can be said to have discarded a lot of weapons and equipment, but these things are all cheaper than the Eagle Alliance.
When Hao Mengling received the news, he was amazed and laughed. He was convinced by the Yijun. Why did he throw away those weapons and equipment?
After occupying Cairo, the Eagle Alliance will not pursue you any longer. After all, don’t forget that the Han Empire still has two million troops here!
Then Hao Mengling asked Balbo and his Italian troops to go back to their own country through the port of Arishi.
Hao Mengling really doesn't like this kind of noodle army, so don't ruin your own affairs at that time.
Moreover, the army with more than 100,000 combat power and a large number of lost weapons and equipment is really not helpful.
After Hao Mengling sent Balbo and the Italian troops away, it was October 14, 1938.
At this time, the Eagle Alliance had already arrived at the Suez Canal.
Fagus, the command of the Eagle Alliance
"General Bradley, based on the information we have obtained, the Italian army has now been sent away by the Han Empire.
At present, the Han Empire only guarded the Ismailia region in the entire Suez Canal. The Han Empire has completely removed its troops in the rest of the places. It seems that they don’t care about those places!"
The person who spoke was a Hawk Man in his fifties and had a hooked nose. He was a Hawk Man who was later sent to North Africa to command the North African Eagle Army Viscount Mengge.
"No! It's not that the Han Empire didn't care about these places, but that they didn't think about defending us at all. The Han Empire had two million troops in the Middle East, and they didn't need to defend at all.
Now the Han Empire's commander in the Middle East voluntarily gave up other areas of Ismailia, and it is obvious that we have to concentrate our troops. If we also confront them here through the Suez Canal, they would definitely enter North Africa from here.
If we attack, they will use the Suez Canal to defend here while dispatching troops to cross the Suez Canal from other opponents.
And if we attack here, cross the Suez Canal from other places and surround it, I believe they will adopt the central flowering tactic.
But if we ignore this place, the Han army in Ismailia will become an army that cuts off our retreat!
I have to say that this Han army commander is very courageous. If he wants to implement the above plans, there must be a prerequisite, that is, his troops here can defend us, and they must still be in the event of small losses!"
Bradley, a famous general in American history, saw Hao Mengling's arrangement for this after studying the map.
But so what? This is a conspiracy.
If you don’t attack, it’s equivalent to giving Hao Mengling the initiative in the war automatically, and he won’t be polite to you!
"What should we do now, General Bradley?"
Mongo Mali looked at Bradre in amazement. He didn't expect that this general from the United States could see these things in such a short time.
"What should I do? Of course I'm fighting! If this commander of the Han army has such confidence, let's see how strong their confidence is!"
Bradley is preparing to experiment with the combat effectiveness of the Han Empire army.
On October 13, 1938, the Eagle Alliance began to attack the Han army in Ismailia.
Ismailia is on the west side of the Suez Canal, and it can also be said to be the bridgehead for the Han Empire to cross the Suez Canal and attack North Africa.
As long as Hao Mengling's troops defended this place, they could attack North Africa at any time without having to cross the Suez Canal.
The first one to launch the attack was the Air Force!
This is also the three tricks of America, just like the Han Empire.
Air force bombardment, artillery bombardment, infantry rush.
US bombers took off and began to prepare to bomb Ismailia, but before they could bomb, the Black Hawk fighter jets of the Han Empire appeared.
Blackhawk fighter jets are fighting with the US P47 fighter jets in the sky.
Although the US air force has already popularized the tactic of taking one strike, the air force of the Han Empire has long had a way to deal with their tactics.
So at the beginning of the air battle, the US Air Force fell into a passive state.
As for the artillery troops on the land, this time Bradley concentrated more than 3,000 artillery pieces to start shelling Ismailia. The Han Empire troops here did not dare to do this, and immediately concentrated all artillery and the US military to engage in a bombing artillery battle.
Both sides suffered casualties!
At this time, Bradley and Mongo were watching the air battle ahead with a telescope in an easy-to-observe place.
"General Bradley! Our Air Force is not in a good condition!"
"Well! The Han Empire's air force is very strong. We have fought with the Han Empire for several years and have experienced countless air battles, but we have never won.
The key is that their fighter jets have good performance. In addition, they have a large number of pilots who have been tested in practice."
Bradley said to Mong Mali beside him while looking at the sky in the distance with his telescope.
"Then aren't we good pilots who have gone through actual combat? Haven't you fought so many games with them?"
Mengge Mali put down the telescope and looked at Bradley beside him, and according to his thoughts.
The United States and the Han Empire have fought countless air battles. Isn’t there such excellent pilots who have gone through actual combat? It shouldn’t be!
"Excellent pilot? Where is this easy thing!"
Bradley also put down his telescope and smiled bitterly.
"I'll tell you this! The air battles between us and the Han Empire on the battlefield are always due to our failure or even failure.
Most of the pilots who survived parachuting were captured by the Han Empire. There are very few excellent pilots we can come back.
Furthermore, even if you survive this time, it is unknown whether you can come back next time!
Chapter completed!